Floor mop



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FLOOR MOP Filed Feb. 11. 1925 1 Inz/enior. V Mdw/nlbw.

' Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DONALD wrnrnns, or BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR To PARKER-REGAN MFG. 00., A cornnrnnnsmr COMPOSED or'onnsrnn r. PARKER AND enonen P. REGAN,

or SAN rnnnorscdonmronma- Application filed February To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD lVIN'rnns, a citizen of the, United States, residing at Berkeley, county of Alameda, and Stateof California, ave invented new and useful Improvements in Floor Mops, of wliichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to floor mops of'the type shown in a pending application entitled Floor mop, led Feb. 11, 1925 Serial I No. 8,424, and especially to a novel form of handle structure therefor.

The type of, mop shown in the pending application referred to comprises a handle, a rod extending therethrough, a combination head and clamping member on the lower end of the rod to secure one end of amop cloth, and means on the lower end of the handle to secure the other end of the Q mop cloth. A mop of this. character ini 5 volves both structural and practical proble1ns,the structural problem being that of drilling or otherwise forminga central passage in the handle for the reception of the rod, and the practical problem being that of providing a handle'and rod which can be readily .manipulated and securely gripped as these members are depended upon to wring and otherwise handle the) mop when in actual use. g

The object of the present invention is therefore to generally improve and simplify theconstruction and operation of the handle and rod; to improve the method of forming the central passage in the handle for the reception of the rod; and further, to so construct the handle that it may be securely gripped when in use. e v

Other objects will hereinafterappear.

One form which my invention may assume is exemplified in the following descrip tion and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- I 4 :x

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewshowing the mop in actual use. f 4 I Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the mop partiallyin section.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a portion of the handle, the filler strip and the rod retained thereby. I

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section, taken on line lt of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, .and

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11, 1925. Serial No. 8,420.

particularly to Figs. 2, 3 and 4, A indicates an elongated handle constructed of wood or any othersuitable material. This handle is preferably circulariin cross s ection and it is provided with a channel 2 which extends from end to 'end thereof. This channel isv formed in any suitable manner and it is pro vided for the reception of a rod B, on the lower end of which is formed a'coinbination mo head and clamping member generally indicated at C, which forms the subject matter of the pending application-referred to.

i The upper end of the rod is provided with a hand-grip 3 for the purpose of imparting a rotary and reciprocal movementthereto.

' A filler strip textehding from endto end of the handle is provided for the purpose of 7 forming an inner central passage in the handle for the reception of the rod, for filling thereina-ining portionfof the channel, andalsoto form a projecting rib 5,,which I will serve the function of forming an anti- 7 'frictionjgrip when the mop is in use. The inop isotherwise provided with a mop cloth,

generally indicated atfD, one end of the mop clothbeing hung or suspended from aloop-shaped member 6'secured on the lower endbf the handleand the opposite end of the -mop being secured by the'clamping 'mem-- ber C. The filler strip may be secured in the handle in any suitable manner; for instance, by tacking, gluing or otherwise, and it is furthersecured by a pair of end ferrules 7 and 8.

The mop cloth indicated at-D' is entirely manipulated by the handle A and the rod B that is, the mop is wrung by means of these members and the mop, head may be brought into engagement with different portions of the mop when mopping a floor or the like by imparting a reciprocal movement to the rod B. It'is therefore necessary that means be provided forreadily gripping and manipu-. latingthe handle and the rod when the mop is in use. By providing the filler strip 4: and permitting its outer edge to projectslightly beyond the circular surface of t'he handle, a rib. is formed which produces an anti-friction grip. The handle may thus be I securelygripped by one hand when wringing or otherwise manipulating. the mop, 7 while the handgrip shownat .3 provides a securegrip for the other hand-and either passage is formed "for the rod B and the ren'iaininn' o 'on ot the channel is closed by ,7 ,2, which also produces prov iib to increase the grippingpowers the operator.

Both practical and manufacturing probthe iilliir iectine' stan i l and rugged structure at the sameti .ie obtained, the handle being fun theimo; strengthened as two pieces of wood are tried to produce a structure o1 this character, and it is also strengthened by the end fer ules Q and 8, the end fife 7 being of articular importance as it serves as a bearing;member tor the loop-shaped member 6. (See Fig. 4.)

ll hile certain f atures of: the present invention, are more of less specifically illustrated, I i h it unoers'od that various changes in fo m and proportion may be reted to Within the scope or the append-ed lane rave thus been improved and a simple, g i

claims. I similarly wish it understood that the in and finish of the seeral parts can may at. an as the erience and d of the manufacturer may dictate or various uses may ClQIRZUlQl.

Having thus described my invention, wl-iat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isi. In a mop oi the character described, an elons ed handle member, said handle havall problem. This diliiculty has by" if}, such. as shown at 4;; that is, the tiller strip is so positioned that an inner central 3. Ina mop of the character described, an elongated handle member, said handle having a channel formed therein extending from end to en d, said handle being cylindrizalj in cross-section, a'rod lying in the channel, a. filler strip secured in the channel and extending from end to end thereof, saidtiller stripvretaining the rod againstremoval but permitti tree turning and reciprocal movement-thereof, andsaid filler strip extending slightly beyond the cylindrical surface of the handle to form a longitudinal rib thereon.

4. In a mop of the character described, an elongated handle member, saiehandle hav inga channel formed therein extending from end to end, said-handle being cylindrical in cross-section, a rod lying in the channel, a filler strip secured in the channel and eatendin from end to end thereof said filler strip retaining the rod against removal but permitting tree turning. and reciprocal movement thereof, and said filler st 1119 ere tending slightly beyond the cylindrical surface of the handle to form, a longitudinal rib tl'iereon, a ferrule on each endof thehandle and securing' the tiller strip, against removal, and a loop-shaped member extending through one of the ferrules and the tiller s rip and pirotally i'a'iounted therein.

5. in. a lino-p of the character described, an elor ted handle inen'iber, said handle hara, channel formed therein extending from end to end, are-d l-yi in the channel and reciprocally and t1 i ably mounted therein a-striptorining a tiller :tor'the channel and retaining'the rod against remo l,

said str n'entending from end to end of the handle,'means for securing thestrip. against remowal, aturning handle on; the upper end of the rod and a mop holder on the lower endot; the rod.

'6. In a mop of the character described, an elongated handle member,- said handle-having .a 1 channel formed therein extending from end toend,a rod lying in. the channel andreciprocally and turn-ably mounted therein, astri )-,forininga filler tort-he chan-v nel and retaining the rod; against re nor'al, said strip extending; from end toendoi the ban die, pica-astersecuring the strip against removal, aturning handle on theupper end o f t-he rod, a mop =.hol dero,n the lower end;

of the rod, a loop shaped nen berextending through thelower endof the; handle, and a mop cloth passing through sa d loopand secured to the mop holder,

DONALD lVlNTlT-JRS. 

